On our website, users can take a 28-question survey called Personality-X. It’s our version of a personality poll, but rather than telling you what Star Wars character you most resemble, we aim to reveal unexpectedly coincidental personal characteristics among the general population.
If we find a high rate of coincidence between the last type of question, and either of the first two, we will have found a tendency or habit to unexpectedly be predictive of a certain personality trait or worldview.
One example of unexpectedly coincidental characteristics from the survey data so far, is that handedness may be indicative of views on abortion. To be specific, people who are left-handed appear to be more likely to oppose abortion than the general population. Among the general population, 22% oppose abortion, but among left handers 50% do.
Another example of unexpected coincidence, people who typically call "tails" in a coin flip appear more likely than general population to say they make decisions based on logic rather than feelings. Among the general population, 73% say they make decisions based on logic, but among those that call tails, that number goes to 89%.
With this survey's data we can also identify for each respondent where their combination of traits is relatively rare. For example, a solid majority of 65% think that a person can get ahead if they work hard. But only 10% of those people also think they themselves do not have much to be proud of. In effect, these are the rare who people blame themselves for perceived shortcomings.
In the coming weeks we will deploy a page on our website that shows some of the more unexpectedly coincidental characteristic we’ve found. And if you’ve taken the poll, you will be also able to see where your answers place you in those pairs, and in which cases, if any, your combination of answers put you in a small minority. Keep an eye out for our notification when the page is live.